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A. W. OARLSON.

CUFF HOLDER.

Patented Dec. 31, 1895.

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ANDREIV IV. OARLSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ON E-HALF TO ALFRED CARLSON, OF SAME PLACE.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,273, dated December 31, 1895,

Application filed May 31, 1895. Serial No. 551,160. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ANDREW W. CARLSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Cuff- Holder, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to cuff-holders for attaching the cuffs to the shirt-sleeves and for securing the edges of the cuffs together; and the object of the improvement is the provision of a device by means of which these results can be attained in a satisfactory manner, and which embodies in its construction a cuff-attachingcontrivance and a clasp, the latter being of novel formation and capable'of a variety of uses, and by means of which the cuff attachm ent is adapted to be secured to the sleeve of a shirt or other garment.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as the details of the invention are understood from the following description and the appended drawings, in which Figure 1 is a detail view showing the application of the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cuff-holder. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified form of clasp. Fig. 4 is a detail view of the blank from which the clasp is formed.

The cuff-holder comprises a clasp 1 and a cuff-securing contrivance 2, the latter consisting of athin bar or strip of metal having one end expanded to form abutton 3, and having its middle portion bent to provide a springloop 4,and having the end opposite the button 3 curled. for a short distance from the extremity so as to provide aneck or shank 5 of substantially circular outline in cross-section and upon which the clasp 1 is mounted and adapted to turn, the extremity of the bar or strip being upset, so as to retain the clasp in proper position, as will be readily understood. The spring-loop 4 has its bight or closed end expanded, whereby a head portion is formed which will prevent the accidental withdrawal of the said loop from engagement with the button-holes of the cuff after the holder has been properly positioned. The button 3 is adapted to be thrust through the buttonholes of the cuff near one edge after the ends of the said cuff of the cuff, thereby securing the overlapping 5 5 ends by positive means, as clearly indicated in Fig. 1.

The clasp 1 is constructed from a blank which is a long narrow strip of sheet metal, and which has one end cleft or formed with a slot 6, and which has oppositely-disposed notches 7 provided in its edges near the opposite end, the reduced portion 8 formed by the notches 7 being adapted to operate in the slot 6 of the cleft end, and the bifurcations 9 working in the said notches 7. By this construction the working ends of the clasp are held from lateral displacement and are caused at all times to be oppositely disposed. The ends of the blank are serrated or toothed so as to obtain a firm grip upon the fabric placed between them.

The clasp is constructed of spring metal of sufficient stoutness according to the purpose for which the device is intended.

The blank from which the clasp is formed is doubled upon itself, and the end portions thereof are crossed and recurved so that the outward springing of the members 10 will cause the toothed ends to come together and bind upon the fabric placed between them.

To release the clasp the members 10 are brought together, which results in the forcing apart of the gripping ends of the clasp, as will be readily understood.

A clasp of the form just described can be used wherever it is required to locate and apply a device of this character. Hence it is susceptible of universal application. In its special application to the cuff-securing contrivance the blank from which the clasp is formed is doubled upon itself and folded in such amanner as to embrace the neck or shank 5 of the said bar from which the cuff-securing contrivance is formed, and is retained in place upon the said neck 5 in the manner set forth.

When the clasp is designed as a garmentsupporter or for like purposes, the blank is formed with oppositely-disposed ears or tabs 11, which have their outer ends expanded and apertured, and which are adapted to be brought together so that the apertured ends of the said ears 11 will occur in close relation, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. A cord or tape is designed to be passed through the registering openings of the ears 11 and serves as a means for securing the clasp to the garment or other place where it is required to apply the same.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the device, being constructed solely of spring sheet metal and comprising but two parts, is extremely simple, and is capable of being manufactured economically and placed within reach of the consumer at a comparatively low cost.

The invention being designed and capable of use in a variety of ways and for different purposes, it is obvious that in the embodiment of the same to meet the required want, changes in the form, proportion, and the minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A cuff holder comprising astrip or bar having a clasp at one end, an integrallyformed button at the opposite end, and hav ing a portion intermediate of its ends bent to provide a loop which is expanded at its bight or closed end, substantially as described for the purpose set forth.

2. A cult holder comprising in its construc tion a strip or bar having an integral button at one end, a neck at its opposite end, and having an intermediate portion bent to pr0- vide a spring loop, and a clasp formed from a blank which is doubled so as to embrace and turn upon the said neck, and having one end cleft and formed with notches in its edges near the opposite end, the end portions of the blank crossing and recurved, and having the reduced part formed by the said notches operating in the space of the cleft end, substantially as specified.

I In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ANDRINV \V. CARLSON.

itnesses:

ALFRED CARLSON, ADOLPH lIoLMEs. 

